about Reflect command

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i am doing a simple Linear static problem. my model is symmetry so i decided to mesh half of model and use 'reflect' command to mesh the left half one. all elements were in the same compoment. then i ran  the solver. Everything was fine. However, when i viewed the results in Hyper View, my model seem abnormal. It looked like being splited into two part like in the picture. could anyone explain why. Thanks

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Hi @Toan Nguyen

 

Did you equivalence nodes after reflecting the elements?

 

If not, please do so.

 

After reflecting, nodes of the reflected elements should be realized to parent elements using equivalence.

Go to Tool page>>Edges panel>> select element>> equivalence.

 

After equivalence run the analysis and check the results.